I feel strong in my belief, based on my widely traveled collaborations, that a one-to-one contact through art contains potent peaceful powers, and is…

- Robert Rauschenberg

There is no reason not to consider the world as one gigantic painting.

- Robert Rauschenberg

Success is a worn down pencil.

- Robert Rauschenberg

The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history.

- Robert Rauschenberg

You begin with the possibilities of the material.

- Robert Rauschenberg

It is neither Art for Art, nor Art against Art. I am for Art, but for Art that has nothing to do with Art. Art has everything to do with life, but it…

- Robert Rauschenberg

Understanding is a form of blindness. Good art, I think, can never be understood.

- Robert Rauschenberg

Curiosity is the main energy.

- Robert Rauschenberg

I prefer images that are less specific, so there is room for everyone's imagination.

- Robert Rauschenberg